Home Office

Slavery: Children

Lord Smith of Hindhead: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under 16 years of age were, in 2015, removed from premises where they were being exploited as modern slaves or had been victims of people trafficking.

Baroness Williams of Trafford: Modern slavery including the trafficking of children is an abhorrent crime and this Government is committed to tackling it. The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s approach to identifying and supporting all victims of modern slavery.In 2015 there were a total of 365 children under the age of 16 who were identified as potentially trafficked via an NRM referral.

Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri

Lord Alton of Liverpool: To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri has been given permission to enter the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of the reported decision by the government of Pakistan to ban him from preaching in Pakistan.

Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Lord Paddick: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the independence of the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration of the Home Secretary deciding when to publish his reports.

Baroness Williams of Trafford: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICI) reports are laid before Parliament in compliance with the UK Borders Act 2007.